Strategy Archives - Wisdom. Applied. https://blog.weisspc.com/category/strategy/ Wisdom Applied - Decoding the Business of Healthcare — Mark Weiss’s Perspective Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:09:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 183918279 How to Escape the Factory-ification of Healthcare https://blog.weisspc.com/escape-factory-ification-of-healthcare/ https://blog.weisspc.com/escape-factory-ification-of-healthcare/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:18:56 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=37043 Many physicians leave hospital or private‑equity owned practices only to recreate the same factory model they wanted to escape. Real differentiation comes from rejecting throughput medicine in favor of human‑centered care.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/escape-factory-ification-of-healthcare/feed/ 0 37043 How To Use Scenario Surveys To Strengthen Strategy https://blog.weisspc.com/how-to-use-scenario-surveys-to-strengthen-strategy/ https://blog.weisspc.com/how-to-use-scenario-surveys-to-strengthen-strategy/#respond Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:35:02 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=36882 How can physicians plan for uncertain futures? Learn how scenario surveys strengthen strategy, protect profits, and reduce risk in medical practices.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/how-to-use-scenario-surveys-to-strengthen-strategy/feed/ 0 36882 A $995 Sneaker and Its Lessons for Your Business https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-services-not-commodity/ https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-services-not-commodity/#respond Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:24:15 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=5455 Physician services aren’t a commodity, they’re a value proposition. Learn how mindset shifts and premium positioning can transform your practice and attract high-value patients.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-services-not-commodity/feed/ 0 5455 Supermodel Your Way to Healthcare Industry Success https://blog.weisspc.com/healthcare-industry-success/ https://blog.weisspc.com/healthcare-industry-success/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 18:08:56 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=36449 Few doubt that things need fixing in healthcare. But many, from DIYer docs to industry leaders, suffer from being inside an echo chamber.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/healthcare-industry-success/feed/ 0 36449 How to Use the Law Before it Uses You. https://blog.weisspc.com/generative-law-for-medical-leaders/ https://blog.weisspc.com/generative-law-for-medical-leaders/#respond Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:06:24 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=36440 Some laws derive from morality and others are purely the result of politicking and protectionism.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/generative-law-for-medical-leaders/feed/ 0 36440 The Anti-RFP:  Forward and Reverse Auctions for Physician Services https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-rfp-strategy/ https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-rfp-strategy/#respond Mon, 25 Aug 2025 16:41:02 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=35424 Several years ago, it would’ve been difficult to write too much about the strategy of responding to an RFP, i.e., a request for proposal, for physician services. Today, however, with an extreme shortage of physicians, RFPs are not so much a thing.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-rfp-strategy/feed/ 0 35424 The Prevailing Healthcare Business Model is Upside Down https://blog.weisspc.com/alternative-healthcare-business-models-for-physicians/ https://blog.weisspc.com/alternative-healthcare-business-models-for-physicians/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:22:36 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=35278 Some models were once useful, but no longer are. How’s the “reliant on Medicare”, or even the “reliant on commercial payors”, model working out for you?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/alternative-healthcare-business-models-for-physicians/feed/ 0 35278 Why Fail at Optionality? https://blog.weisspc.com/why-fail-at-optionality/ https://blog.weisspc.com/why-fail-at-optionality/#respond Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:41:31 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=34506 Although dollars are a lubricant, the real issue is freedom or optionality.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/why-fail-at-optionality/feed/ 0 34506 Why Hospital-Based Medical Groups Must Exploit Honey Bee Strategy https://blog.weisspc.com/why-hospital-based-medical-groups-must-exploit-honey-bee-strategy/ https://blog.weisspc.com/why-hospital-based-medical-groups-must-exploit-honey-bee-strategy/#respond Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:00:44 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=34116 Considering honey bees have been on earth for between 40 to 150 million years, it pays to consider their hive strategy for success, especially because it maps perfectly onto medical groups.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/why-hospital-based-medical-groups-must-exploit-honey-bee-strategy/feed/ 0 34116 Avoid the Second Biggest Mistake Medical Group Leaders Make https://blog.weisspc.com/avoid-the-second-biggest-mistake-medical-group-leaders-make/ https://blog.weisspc.com/avoid-the-second-biggest-mistake-medical-group-leaders-make/#respond Mon, 12 May 2025 16:07:09 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=32438 It’s imperative that you get started now and that you become willing to invest in your own future.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/avoid-the-second-biggest-mistake-medical-group-leaders-make/feed/ 0 32438 Medical Group Growth Without Recruiting https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-growth-without-recruiting/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-growth-without-recruiting/#respond Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:18:35 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=31718 It’s not news to you that there’s a huge shortage of physicians in many medical specialties, such as in anesthesiology and radiology. With the overall aging of the physician population, shortages in other medical specialties, including those that are office-based, will intensify.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-growth-without-recruiting/feed/ 0 31718 How to Use the Four Circles as a Strategy Tool https://blog.weisspc.com/the-four-circles-2/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-four-circles-2/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2024 18:28:37 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=31458 After having represented medical groups with a particular emphasis on hospital-based groups for 30 years, it has become strikingly clear that what distinguishes the most successful groups, from the great majority of the mediocre.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-four-circles-2/feed/ 0 31458 Switzerland as a Thinking Tool for Medical Group Structure https://blog.weisspc.com/switzerland-as-a-thinking-tool/ https://blog.weisspc.com/switzerland-as-a-thinking-tool/#respond Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:15:03 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=31435 Medical group organizers generally confine their entity's business structure to a corporate or partnership type entity and then proceed to conduct business through it.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/switzerland-as-a-thinking-tool/feed/ 0 31435 Why Have A Medical Group Compensation Plan? https://blog.weisspc.com/why-have-a-medical-group-compensation-plan/ https://blog.weisspc.com/why-have-a-medical-group-compensation-plan/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:33:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30869 From the medical group perspective, a compensation plan is a part, in fact the largest part, of the practice’s system for driving behavior within the medical group.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/why-have-a-medical-group-compensation-plan/feed/ 0 30869 Overexposed: A Kodak Moment – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/overexposed-a-kodak-moment-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/overexposed-a-kodak-moment-audio/#respond Thu, 04 Apr 2024 07:21:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30777 I remember, as a kid, walking around Disneyland, noticing yellow "no parking" size signs labeled Kodak Moment. They indicated a great vantage point for taking a photo. Yet today Kodak is in bankruptcy, its core film business gutted by the digital camera.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/overexposed-a-kodak-moment-audio/feed/ 0 30777 Overexposed: A Kodak Moment – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/overexposed-a-kodak-moment-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/overexposed-a-kodak-moment-video/#respond Wed, 20 Mar 2024 07:33:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30757 Watch as Mark explores the lessons in the fall of Kodak while considering which innovations are important for your business to adopt.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/overexposed-a-kodak-moment-video/feed/ 0 30757 This Isn’t Medical Practice It’s Employment – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-employment-vs-private-practice-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-employment-vs-private-practice-audio/#respond Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:06:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30704 I recently read an article about a physician who had sold his practice to a hospital. The physician was quoted as having stated that he had grown disenchanted with running the business end of his own practice, thus his agreement to "have my practice managed by" the hospital.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-employment-vs-private-practice-audio/feed/ 0 30704 Pricing the Patient – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/pricing-the-patient-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/pricing-the-patient-sim/#respond Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:59:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30256 Take a seat while Mark discusses how the concept of pricing your customers can be applied to pricing your patients in healthcare.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/pricing-the-patient-sim/feed/ 0 30256 How to Avoid a Common Strategy Problem Any Dog Would Know – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/how-to-avoid-a-common-strategy-problem-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/how-to-avoid-a-common-strategy-problem-video/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2024 09:30:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30090 It’s essential that you first consider what’s most important for your group’s success.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/how-to-avoid-a-common-strategy-problem-video/feed/ 0 30090 Overexposed: A Kodak Moment https://blog.weisspc.com/overexposed-a-kodak-moment/ https://blog.weisspc.com/overexposed-a-kodak-moment/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30585 Explore the lessons in the fall of Kodak while considering which innovations are important for your business to adopt.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/overexposed-a-kodak-moment/feed/ 0 30585 Don’t You Know That You’re Working At St. YouTube Memorial Hospital? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-contract-insecurity-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-contract-insecurity-video/#respond Wed, 27 Dec 2023 11:54:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30031 How different is so called de-platforming or demonetization or cancellation in the social media context from de-platforming or demonetization or cancellation in the context of a hospital pulling the rug out from under an anesthesia group with an exclusive contract...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-contract-insecurity-video/feed/ 0 30031 2024 CMS Fee Schedule Woes Signal Need to Cut the Cord – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/2024-cms-fee-schedule-woes-success-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/2024-cms-fee-schedule-woes-success-video/#respond Tue, 12 Dec 2023 08:52:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30019 Ride along with Mark as he discusses the real lesson of proposed physician fee schedule cuts.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/2024-cms-fee-schedule-woes-success-video/feed/ 0 30019 Without A Map, How Do You Know Where You’re Going? – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/map-your-future-out-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/map-your-future-out-sim/#respond Tue, 17 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30269 Take a seat while Mark discusses mapping out your future.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/map-your-future-out-sim/feed/ 0 30269 Recession, Elective Surgery, and the Health of Your Medical Group https://blog.weisspc.com/recession-elective-surgery-and-the-health-of-your-medical-group/ https://blog.weisspc.com/recession-elective-surgery-and-the-health-of-your-medical-group/#respond Mon, 09 Oct 2023 14:43:09 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30360 Healthcare as an industry might be recession-resistant, but it is not recession-proof.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/recession-elective-surgery-and-the-health-of-your-medical-group/feed/ 0 30360 The Problem Is the Cure – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/the-problem-is-the-cure-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-problem-is-the-cure-audio/#respond Thu, 28 Sep 2023 08:34:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30307 Listen to Mark as he discusses how many medical group leaders come to him for help when they’ve got a “problem” and they’re looking for a solution.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-problem-is-the-cure-audio/feed/ 0 30307 The Strategy of Power in Negotiations – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/the-strategy-of-power-in-negotiations-medical-group-minute-2/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-strategy-of-power-in-negotiations-medical-group-minute-2/#respond Wed, 27 Sep 2023 08:26:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30300 You’re probably familiar, if not personally, then at least conceptually, with the notion of “F.U. money” – having enough money that you can simply walk away. That concept, whether you have the money or not, applies directly to your negotiation strategy.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-strategy-of-power-in-negotiations-medical-group-minute-2/feed/ 0 30300 Why Any Port Isn’t Good in a Storm – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-partnerships-in-healthcare-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-partnerships-in-healthcare-audio/#respond Thu, 07 Sep 2023 11:38:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30158 Bigger or larger or more providers or more locations do not, in and of themselves, make a stronger business.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-partnerships-in-healthcare-audio/feed/ 0 30158 UnitedHealth Profits Up, Payment Practices Down – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/unitedhealth-profits-up-payment-practices-down-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/unitedhealth-profits-up-payment-practices-down-sim/#respond Tue, 05 Sep 2023 09:13:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30215 Ride along with Mark as he discusses UnitedHealth group’s record profits and alleged denied payments.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/unitedhealth-profits-up-payment-practices-down-sim/feed/ 0 30215 Why Hope and Fear Drive (Stupid) Deals – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/hope-and-fear-physician-deals-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/hope-and-fear-physician-deals-audio/#respond Thu, 31 Aug 2023 11:17:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30113 I see too many deals that are hatched from the evil twins of self-inflicted human nature: fear and hope.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/hope-and-fear-physician-deals-audio/feed/ 0 30113 The New Reality – What’s The Value of Your Practice or ASC When a $600-Plus Million Medical Group is Worth Zero? https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-practice-valuation-app-collapse/ https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-practice-valuation-app-collapse/#respond Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:23:30 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=29952 Physicians, both in regard to their practices and in regard to their facilities, often have outsized notions of business valuation.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-practice-valuation-app-collapse/feed/ 0 29952 Don’t You Know That You’re Working At St. YouTube Memorial Hospital? https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-contract-insecurity/ https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-contract-insecurity/#respond Mon, 17 Jul 2023 15:57:34 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=29936 Social platforms exploit creators; hospitals can do the same to physician groups. Don’t let your group be de-platformed without a fight.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-contract-insecurity/feed/ 0 29936 How Strong is Your Medical Group’s Foundation? – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/how-strong-is-your-medical-groups-foundation-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/how-strong-is-your-medical-groups-foundation-audio/#respond Thu, 13 Jul 2023 07:09:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=29911 Your group's only as strong as the foundation upon which it rests.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/how-strong-is-your-medical-groups-foundation-audio/feed/ 0 29911 Why Taking Control Is a Smart Contracting Tactic – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/why-taking-control-is-a-smart-contracting-tactic-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/why-taking-control-is-a-smart-contracting-tactic-video/#respond Wed, 31 May 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=29819 You’ve heard that old expression to the effect that it’s better to do and then ask for forgiveness than it is to ask for permission in the first place.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/why-taking-control-is-a-smart-contracting-tactic-video/feed/ 0 29819 Coming Tough Times Are Fuel for Opportunity  https://blog.weisspc.com/coming-tough-times-are-fuel-for-opportunity/ https://blog.weisspc.com/coming-tough-times-are-fuel-for-opportunity/#respond Mon, 01 May 2023 13:07:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=29752 Although history might not repeat itself (but it sure does rhyme), economic cycles do.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/coming-tough-times-are-fuel-for-opportunity/feed/ 0 29752 What You Need to Know About Keeping Your Strategy Fresh – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-keeping-your-strategy-fresh-success-in-motion-3/ https://blog.weisspc.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-keeping-your-strategy-fresh-success-in-motion-3/#respond Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:19:29 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=29732 Take a seat and ride along with Mark as he fills you in on the importance of keeping your strategy fresh.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-keeping-your-strategy-fresh-success-in-motion-3/feed/ 0 29732 Growth for What Sake? – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/growth-for-what-sake-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/growth-for-what-sake-audio/#respond Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:52:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28539 Growth. There's lots of talk about it.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/growth-for-what-sake-audio/feed/ 0 28539 Chinese “Weather” Balloons, Pies, and Medical Entity Structures https://blog.weisspc.com/chinese-weather-balloons-pies-and-medical-entity-structures/ https://blog.weisspc.com/chinese-weather-balloons-pies-and-medical-entity-structures/#respond Mon, 20 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28552 It's often bemoaned that industry leaders suffer from being in an echo chamber.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/chinese-weather-balloons-pies-and-medical-entity-structures/feed/ 0 28552 Weaponized RFPs – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/weaponized-rfps-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/weaponized-rfps-video/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28511 More and more hospitals are disrupting their longstanding hospital-based group relationships as they seek to cut stipends and get more for nothing.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/weaponized-rfps-video/feed/ 0 28511 Think About Kickbacks. Then Think Again – Success in Motion Series https://blog.weisspc.com/think-about-kickbacks-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/think-about-kickbacks-sim/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2023 12:08:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28482 A physician has been indicted for his role in a compound pharmacy prescription scam that included disguised kickbacks. Lots of lessons here.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/think-about-kickbacks-sim/feed/ 0 28482 Avoid Shiny Objects in Health Care Deals – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/evaluating-healthcare-deals-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/evaluating-healthcare-deals-audio/#respond Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28464 Ah, the shiny object, the more or less instant gratification.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/evaluating-healthcare-deals-audio/feed/ 0 28464 Have the Tables Turned on Your Practice? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/have-the-tables-turned-on-your-practice-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/have-the-tables-turned-on-your-practice-video/#respond Wed, 11 Jan 2023 12:08:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28405 Watch as Mark delves into the strategic elements crucial for medical groups to thrive despite external pressures and transformations.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/have-the-tables-turned-on-your-practice-video/feed/ 0 28405 Has Another Hospital CEO Been Killed Off by the Flea? – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/has-another-hospital-ceo-been-killed-off-by-the-flea-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/has-another-hospital-ceo-been-killed-off-by-the-flea-sim/#respond Tue, 10 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28402 Ride along with Mark as he discusses another example of a "coup" led by staff within yet another medical bureaucracy.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/has-another-hospital-ceo-been-killed-off-by-the-flea-sim/feed/ 0 28402 Adopting the Contingency Mindset to Improve Your Business – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/adopting-the-contingency-mindset-improve-your-business-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/adopting-the-contingency-mindset-improve-your-business-video/#respond Wed, 28 Dec 2022 16:15:37 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28367 How would your reorganize your medical practice, healthcare business, and relationships if you were paid only for successful outcomes, no matter how they are measured?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/adopting-the-contingency-mindset-improve-your-business-video/feed/ 0 28367 Dirigibles, Cakes, and Medical Entity Structures https://blog.weisspc.com/healthcare-innovation/ https://blog.weisspc.com/healthcare-innovation/#respond Mon, 28 Nov 2022 17:16:02 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28277 It's often bemoaned that industry leaders suffer from being in an echo chamber.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/healthcare-innovation/feed/ 0 28277 Still in the Eye of the Storm? – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/in-the-eye-of-the-storm-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/in-the-eye-of-the-storm-sim/#respond Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28194 Ride along with Mark as he discusses that the time to strategize is when you think you don’t need to.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/in-the-eye-of-the-storm-sim/feed/ 0 28194 Medicare’s 4.48% Fee Schedule Cut and Biden’s 4.1% Pay Raise For Federal Employees https://blog.weisspc.com/medicares-4-48-fee-schedule-cut-and-bidens-4-1-pay-raise-for-federal-employees/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medicares-4-48-fee-schedule-cut-and-bidens-4-1-pay-raise-for-federal-employees/#respond Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:37:29 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28229 Neither you nor I can know whether the government’s schizophrenia is part of a great plan to create a healthcare crisis that only “universal healthcare” will resolve, or whether it’s simply incompetence...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medicares-4-48-fee-schedule-cut-and-bidens-4-1-pay-raise-for-federal-employees/feed/ 0 28229 Slow Down and Smell the Strategy – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/slow-down-and-smell-the-strategy-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/slow-down-and-smell-the-strategy-sim/#respond Tue, 01 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28172 Ride along with Mark as he reminds you that just because you’re quickly iterating you need to slow down to set your strategy.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/slow-down-and-smell-the-strategy-sim/feed/ 0 28172 Systems Thinking and Medical Group Strategy – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/systems-thinking-and-medical-group-strategy-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/systems-thinking-and-medical-group-strategy-sim/#respond Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28138 Ride along with mark as he discusses the necessity for systems thinking.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/systems-thinking-and-medical-group-strategy-sim/feed/ 0 28138 Lost In Translation: Porous Definitions of Practice Structures and Otherwise Smart People https://blog.weisspc.com/clarify-practice-structure-definitions/ https://blog.weisspc.com/clarify-practice-structure-definitions/#respond Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:20:19 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28144 What’s most important for you is to first decide what it is, on a business level, that you’re trying to achieve.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/clarify-practice-structure-definitions/feed/ 0 28144 Fast Squared and the Problem with Slow Medical Group Decision Making https://blog.weisspc.com/fast-squared-and-the-problem-with-slow-medical-group-decision-making/ https://blog.weisspc.com/fast-squared-and-the-problem-with-slow-medical-group-decision-making/#respond Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28114 There is no question that the healthcare market is changing rapidly. This means that groups must have the ability to make business decisions rapidly.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/fast-squared-and-the-problem-with-slow-medical-group-decision-making/feed/ 0 28114 Amazon Turns its Inventory of Healthcare Ventures – What it Means for You https://blog.weisspc.com/amazon-healthcare-ventures-impact/ https://blog.weisspc.com/amazon-healthcare-ventures-impact/#respond Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:05:12 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28001 Unlike most medical groups and even most hospital systems, Amazon is bursting with dollars and with the energy to aim for the fences and to keep swinging away.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/amazon-healthcare-ventures-impact/feed/ 0 28001 Stranger Blows the Whistle – Expanded False Claims Danger – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/stranger-blows-the-whistle-expanded-false-claims-danger-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/stranger-blows-the-whistle-expanded-false-claims-danger-audio/#respond Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27953 An outsider with no knowledge of any single fraudulent claim brings a False Claims Act suit.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/stranger-blows-the-whistle-expanded-false-claims-danger-audio/feed/ 0 27953 It’s Never the Right Time, So It’s Always the Right Time – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/its-never-the-right-time-so-its-always-the-right-time-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/its-never-the-right-time-so-its-always-the-right-time-audio/#respond Thu, 07 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27820 Medical group leaders are busy focusing on day to day activities: Most are deeply involved in direct patient care. Some, yes, some, also devote some time to working on their business. But there’s a pressing need to engage in strategy.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/its-never-the-right-time-so-its-always-the-right-time-audio/feed/ 0 27820 What’s Your Choice: Mediocre Advancement or Transformational Improvement? – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/mediocre-advancement-transformational-improvement-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/mediocre-advancement-transformational-improvement-audio/#respond Thu, 30 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27802 Are you planning for your ideal future reality, or focusing on slight incremental improvements?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/mediocre-advancement-transformational-improvement-audio/feed/ 0 27802 How Scenario Surveys Strengthen Medical Group Strategy – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/scenario-surveys-medical-group-strategy-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/scenario-surveys-medical-group-strategy-audio/#respond Thu, 16 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27752 Planning is less effective than strategy and strategy is most effective when strengthened through the Scenario Survey Process.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/scenario-surveys-medical-group-strategy-audio/feed/ 0 27752 Yet Another Physician Guilty of Receiving Insys/Subsys Kickbacks https://blog.weisspc.com/insys-subsys-physician-kickback-conviction/ https://blog.weisspc.com/insys-subsys-physician-kickback-conviction/#respond Mon, 06 Jun 2022 16:43:38 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27731 In general terms, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) prohibits the offer, demand, payment, and acceptance of remuneration—that is, of anything of value—for referrals.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/insys-subsys-physician-kickback-conviction/feed/ 0 27731 How to Avoid a Common Strategy Problem Any Dog Would Know https://blog.weisspc.com/how-to-avoid-a-common-strategy-problem/ https://blog.weisspc.com/how-to-avoid-a-common-strategy-problem/#respond Mon, 16 May 2022 15:32:15 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27663 It’s essential that you first consider what’s most important for your group’s success.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/how-to-avoid-a-common-strategy-problem/feed/ 0 27663 Why Use a Red Team? – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/why-use-a-red-team-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/why-use-a-red-team-sim/#respond Tue, 26 Apr 2022 10:58:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27596 Listen in as Mark discusses why you must use a “red team” to find your business’ weaknesses and faults before a competitor does.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/why-use-a-red-team-sim/feed/ 0 27596 Don’t Confuse Strategy With Tactics (or With Garbage) – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-versus-tactical-thinking-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-versus-tactical-thinking-audio/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27506 Several years ago, I read a review in a magazine for consultants of a new book by an “expert” who advises that since business now moves at the speed of light, the “old” strategic question of “where do you want to be X years from now?” must now be “where do you want to be a few days from now?” 

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-versus-tactical-thinking-audio/feed/ 0 27506 Why You Must Harness the Power of the Flea – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/guerilla-tactics-in-healthcare-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/guerilla-tactics-in-healthcare-audio/#respond Thu, 24 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27473 Just as no vote was required for a dictator like Castro to take over Cuba, no medical staff vote, no survey by Press Ganey, no long and drawn out process among “stakeholders,” is required to topple the status quo.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/guerilla-tactics-in-healthcare-audio/feed/ 0 27473 The Strategy of Power in Negotiations – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/the-strategy-of-power-in-negotiations-podcast-2/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-strategy-of-power-in-negotiations-podcast-2/#respond Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27425 Listen to Mark discuss a topic that you’re probably familiar, if not personally, then at least conceptually, with the notion of “F.U. money” – having enough money that you can simply walk away. That concept, whether you have the money or not, applies directly to your negotiation strategy.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-strategy-of-power-in-negotiations-podcast-2/feed/ 0 27425 Take Your Feet Off the Brakes – Success in Motion Series https://blog.weisspc.com/take-your-feet-off-the-brakes-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/take-your-feet-off-the-brakes-sim/#respond Tue, 01 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27325 Are you holding yourself back? Chances are that the answer is “yes.” Stop stopping your success.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/take-your-feet-off-the-brakes-sim/feed/ 0 27325 The Covid Impact on Healthcare Entity Valuation – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/the-covid-impact-on-healthcare-entity-valuation-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-covid-impact-on-healthcare-entity-valuation-audio/#respond Thu, 03 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27315 Unless you have developed a unicorn type practice or healthcare business, you need to adjust to the new reality.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-covid-impact-on-healthcare-entity-valuation-audio/feed/ 0 27315 Three Strategic Lessons for Independent Medical Groups – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/three-strategic-lessons-for-independent-medical-groups-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/three-strategic-lessons-for-independent-medical-groups-video/#respond Wed, 26 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27332 As healthcare entities become larger they appear as formidable competitors in the marketplace.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/three-strategic-lessons-for-independent-medical-groups-video/feed/ 0 27332 The Covid Impact on Healthcare Entity Valuation – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/the-covid-impact-on-healthcare-entity-valuation-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-covid-impact-on-healthcare-entity-valuation-video/#respond Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27292 Unless you have developed a unicorn type practice or healthcare business, you need to adjust to the new reality.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-covid-impact-on-healthcare-entity-valuation-video/feed/ 0 27292 FOBO – Fear of Branching Out – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/fobo-fear-of-branching-out-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/fobo-fear-of-branching-out-sim/#respond Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:00:45 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27290 Ride along with Mark as he talks about conquering the fear of branching out, a disease that plagues too many medical group leaders.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/fobo-fear-of-branching-out-sim/feed/ 0 27290 Yes, You Can Build a Health System Without a Hospital – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/yes-you-can-build-a-health-system-without-a-hospital-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/yes-you-can-build-a-health-system-without-a-hospital-video/#respond Wed, 12 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27277 Call them mental models, call them viewpoints, the point is the same: the box in which we conceive of what’s possible serves as an artificial barrier that confines our thinking.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/yes-you-can-build-a-health-system-without-a-hospital-video/feed/ 0 27277 Consider the Concept of Segmenting Your Service Offerings – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/segmenting-medical-services-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/segmenting-medical-services-video/#respond Wed, 29 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27134 I listened to a very interesting podcast called “The Soul of Enterprise.” It’s a business podcast mostly aimed at accountants, but it applies to other professional service providers as well.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/segmenting-medical-services-video/feed/ 0 27134 Consider the Concept of Segmenting Your Service Offerings – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/segmenting-medical-services-audi/ https://blog.weisspc.com/segmenting-medical-services-audi/#respond Thu, 25 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27155 Airlines have figured out that there are different customers who are flying for different reasons and at different price points.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/segmenting-medical-services-audi/feed/ 0 27155 The Wrong Road More Traveled – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/the-wrong-road-more-traveled-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-wrong-road-more-traveled-sim/#respond Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27096 Ride along with Mark as he discusses the prudence of changing course when needed.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-wrong-road-more-traveled-sim/feed/ 0 27096 How Much Uncertainty Can You Handle? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/how-much-uncertainty-can-you-handle-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/how-much-uncertainty-can-you-handle-video/#respond Wed, 29 Sep 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=26041 Your ability to handle uncertainty is linked to the likelihood of your success.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/how-much-uncertainty-can-you-handle-video/feed/ 0 26041 Why You Must Understand the Biden Administration’s Crackdown on Healthcare Mergers – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/biden-crackdown-healthcare-mergers-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/biden-crackdown-healthcare-mergers-sim/#respond Tue, 28 Sep 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=26658 Ride along with Mark has he discusses how you must harness your strategy as it relates to your business future.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/biden-crackdown-healthcare-mergers-sim/feed/ 0 26658 Fast Times and the Problem With Slow Medical Group Decision Making – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/slow-decisions-medical-groups-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/slow-decisions-medical-groups-video/#respond Wed, 22 Sep 2021 18:18:25 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=26740 We’re living in a time of fast-paced change. Sure. But, I think people have been saying that since the Enlightenment. Maybe it’s the one thing that’s remained constant. But maybe it’s not. Some things have certainly remained the same.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/slow-decisions-medical-groups-video/feed/ 0 26740 What if the Future of Primary Care Sells 2 Quarts of Ice Cream For $5? https://blog.weisspc.com/what-if-the-future-of-primary-care-sells-2-quarts-of-ice-cream-for-5/ https://blog.weisspc.com/what-if-the-future-of-primary-care-sells-2-quarts-of-ice-cream-for-5/#respond Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:52:45 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=25596 Consider the notion of repurposing existing nonhealthcare sites to compete with physician practices.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/what-if-the-future-of-primary-care-sells-2-quarts-of-ice-cream-for-5/feed/ 0 25596 UnitedHealth Pushing Business to ASCs and Outpatient Imaging – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/unitedhealth-asc-outpatient-imaging-strategy-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/unitedhealth-asc-outpatient-imaging-strategy-audio/#respond Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=24674 cry about it, the bottom line is the same: they are cutting costs by moving all cases that can be moved out of the hospital out of the hospital. Where does that leave you?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/unitedhealth-asc-outpatient-imaging-strategy-audio/feed/ 0 24674 Playing the Long Game https://blog.weisspc.com/playing-the-long-game/ https://blog.weisspc.com/playing-the-long-game/#respond Mon, 16 Aug 2021 15:44:03 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=24785 If revenge is a dish best served cold, why are so many focused on instant gratification?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/playing-the-long-game/feed/ 0 24785 UnitedHealth Pushing Business to ASCs and Outpatient Imaging – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/unitedhealth-asc-outpatient-imaging-strategy-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/unitedhealth-asc-outpatient-imaging-strategy-video/#respond Wed, 28 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=24646 Laugh about it or cry about it, the bottom line is the same: they are cutting costs by moving all cases that can be moved out of the hospital out of the hospital. Where does that leave you?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/unitedhealth-asc-outpatient-imaging-strategy-video/feed/ 0 24646 Spread Your Risk – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/spread-your-risk-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/spread-your-risk-sim/#respond Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=24639 Relax and ride along with Mark and listen to why you must spread your risk.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/spread-your-risk-sim/feed/ 0 24639 Enlisting Outside Leverage – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/enlisting-outside-leverage-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/enlisting-outside-leverage-sim/#respond Tue, 06 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=24593 Ride along with Mark as he discusses the concept of potentially outsourcing leverage in the context of negotiations.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/enlisting-outside-leverage-sim/feed/ 0 24593 How Much Uncertainty Can You Handle? https://blog.weisspc.com/how-much-uncertainty-can-you-handle/ https://blog.weisspc.com/how-much-uncertainty-can-you-handle/#respond Mon, 05 Jul 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=24626 In terms of business deals, contracting, and negotiating, physicians often ask me, “are you certain it’s going to work?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/how-much-uncertainty-can-you-handle/feed/ 0 24626 UnitedHealth Pushing Business to ASCs and Outpatient Imaging https://blog.weisspc.com/unitedhealth-asc-outpatient-imaging-strategy/ https://blog.weisspc.com/unitedhealth-asc-outpatient-imaging-strategy/#respond Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:30:27 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=24611 Laugh about it or cry about it, the bottom line is the same: they are cutting costs by moving all cases that can be moved out of the hospital out of the hospital. Where does that leave you?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/unitedhealth-asc-outpatient-imaging-strategy/feed/ 0 24611 Why Blindly Copying Rarely Works – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/why-blindly-copying-rarely-works-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/why-blindly-copying-rarely-works-audio/#respond Thu, 24 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=24408 It was perhaps the funniest healthcare headline ever: “Zimmer Biomet to combine spine, dental businesses to form company called NewCo.”

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/why-blindly-copying-rarely-works-audio/feed/ 0 24408 Adopting the Contingency Mindset to Improve Your Business – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/adopting-the-contingency-mindset-improve-your-business-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/adopting-the-contingency-mindset-improve-your-business-audio/#respond Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=24388 How would your reorganize your medical practice, healthcare business, and relationships if you were paid only for successful outcomes, no matter how they are measured?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/adopting-the-contingency-mindset-improve-your-business-audio/feed/ 0 24388 What a $12 Million Stuffed Shark Can Teach You About Increasing Value and Profits – Rebroadcast – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/12-million-stuffed-shark-can-teach-you-about-value-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/12-million-stuffed-shark-can-teach-you-about-value-sim/#respond Tue, 18 May 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=24442 The same strategy that drives the price of a stuffed shark up from a few thousand to $12 million can be applied by you to increase the value and profits of your medial group or facility.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/12-million-stuffed-shark-can-teach-you-about-value-sim/feed/ 0 24442 Why Blindly Copying Rarely Works – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/why-blindly-copying-rarely-works-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/why-blindly-copying-rarely-works-video/#respond Wed, 12 May 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=24364 It was perhaps the funniest healthcare headline ever: “Zimmer Biomet to combine spine, dental businesses to form company called NewCo.”

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/why-blindly-copying-rarely-works-video/feed/ 0 24364 Hospital Says Thanks For 30 Years Worth of Patients, but What Have You Done for Us Lately? – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-says-thanks-for-30-years-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-says-thanks-for-30-years-sim/#respond Tue, 04 May 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=24289 Ride along with Mark as he talks about conquering the fear of branching out, a disease that plagues too many medical group leaders.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-says-thanks-for-30-years-sim/feed/ 0 24289 The Flea Takes Another Bite – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/the-flea-takes-another-bite-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-flea-takes-another-bite-sim/#respond Tue, 13 Apr 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=24302 Ride along with Mark as he tells you about how another flea took another bite. Will it kill another hospital CEO?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-flea-takes-another-bite-sim/feed/ 0 24302 How to Have a Flexible Future: Paging Dr. Gumby – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/flexible-future-strategy-medical-groups-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/flexible-future-strategy-medical-groups-audio/#respond Thu, 18 Mar 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19817 When I was a kid, I had a Gumby. (Did you have one, too?)

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/flexible-future-strategy-medical-groups-audio/feed/ 0 19817 Does Your Group Own Its Future or Are You Merely Renting It? – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-group-future-ownership-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-group-future-ownership-audio/#respond Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19815 In reality, the "CEO" never really owned his business. He was simply its caretaker. He just realized it a bit too late.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-group-future-ownership-audio/feed/ 0 19815 Avoid Shiny Objects in Healthcare Deals – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/evaluating-healthcare-deals-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/evaluating-healthcare-deals-video/#respond Wed, 17 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19888 Ah, the shiny object, the more or less instant gratification.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/evaluating-healthcare-deals-video/feed/ 0 19888 Why Blindly Copying Rarely Works https://blog.weisspc.com/why-blindly-copying-rarely-works/ https://blog.weisspc.com/why-blindly-copying-rarely-works/#respond Mon, 08 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=23857 It was perhaps the funniest healthcare headline ever: “Zimmer Biomet to combine spine, dental businesses to form company called NewCo.”

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/why-blindly-copying-rarely-works/feed/ 0 23857 Consider the Concept of Segmenting Your Service Offerings https://blog.weisspc.com/segmenting-medical-services/ https://blog.weisspc.com/segmenting-medical-services/#respond Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=21909 I listened to a very interesting podcast called “The Soul of Enterprise.” It’s a business podcast mostly aimed at accountants, but it applies to other professional service providers as well.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/segmenting-medical-services/feed/ 0 21909 What’s Your Choice: Mediocre Advancement or Transformational Improvement? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/mediocre-advancement-transformational-improvement-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/mediocre-advancement-transformational-improvement-video/#respond Wed, 27 Jan 2021 12:00:56 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19915 There's nothing wrong with the notion of getting a little bit better each day, month or year. That is, if you discount the fact that improving the current structure of your group might keep you from getting where you really could be.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/mediocre-advancement-transformational-improvement-video/feed/ 0 19915 Understanding Valuation Isn’t Sufficient to Solve Your Economic Problems Any More Than Knowing the Recipe for a Tagine Makes You Moroccan – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/comprehensive-strategy-medical-group-financial-health-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/comprehensive-strategy-medical-group-financial-health-audio/#respond Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19463 There’s lots of advice out there suggesting single track “cures” to the cash crunch that many medical groups and facilities are experiencing as a result of the coronavirus economic crisis.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/comprehensive-strategy-medical-group-financial-health-audio/feed/ 0 19463 Haven Has Gone to Heaven… or Is It Hell? – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/haven-has-gone-to-heaven-or-is-it-hell-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/haven-has-gone-to-heaven-or-is-it-hell-sim/#respond Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19856 Ride along with Mark as he discusses how Haven (the revolutionary healthcare venture brought to all of us by J.P. Morgan, Berkshire-Hathaway, and Amazon) is closing down. Is it off to Heaven... or is it going to Hell? Let's think about it.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/haven-has-gone-to-heaven-or-is-it-hell-sim/feed/ 0 19856 Don’t Let An Acronym Dictate Your Business Structure – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/customized-healthcare-business-structure-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/customized-healthcare-business-structure-audio/#respond Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19455 Is an MSO right for me? How about a CIN?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/customized-healthcare-business-structure-audio/feed/ 0 19455 Adopting the Contingency Mindset To Improve Your Business https://blog.weisspc.com/adopting-the-contingency-mindset-improve-your-business/ https://blog.weisspc.com/adopting-the-contingency-mindset-improve-your-business/#respond Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:18:53 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19851 How would your reorganize your medical practice, healthcare business, and relationships if you were paid only for successful outcomes, no matter how they are measured?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/adopting-the-contingency-mindset-improve-your-business/feed/ 0 19851 Who Really Owns Your Medical Group? – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/who-really-owns-your-medical-group-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/who-really-owns-your-medical-group-audio/#respond Thu, 24 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19451 Walmart is famous for its slogan “Save Money. Live Better.” It’s no surprise that the slogan is aimed at the customer. But what about the supplier?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/who-really-owns-your-medical-group-audio/feed/ 0 19451 How to Have a Flexible Future: Paging Dr. Gumby – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/flexible-future-strategy-medical-groups-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/flexible-future-strategy-medical-groups-video/#respond Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:00:40 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19766 When I was a kid, I had a Gumby. (Did you have one, too?)

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/flexible-future-strategy-medical-groups-video/feed/ 0 19766 The Covid Impact on Healthcare Entity Valuation https://blog.weisspc.com/the-covid-impact-on-healthcare-entity-valuation/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-covid-impact-on-healthcare-entity-valuation/#respond Mon, 14 Dec 2020 12:00:30 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19802 Although infection rates (which may be meaningless) and Covid-19 related hospital censuses (which are highly relevant) vary throughout the country, two things are for certain.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-covid-impact-on-healthcare-entity-valuation/feed/ 0 19802 Does Your Group Own Its Future or Are You Merely Renting It? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-group-future-ownership-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-group-future-ownership-video/#respond Wed, 09 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19758 In reality, the "CEO" never really owned his business. He was simply its caretaker. He just realized it a bit too late.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-group-future-ownership-video/feed/ 0 19758 Don’t Let An Acronym Dictate Your Business Structure – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/customized-healthcare-business-structure-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/customized-healthcare-business-structure-video/#respond Wed, 02 Dec 2020 12:00:59 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19432 Is an MSO right for me? How about a CIN?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/customized-healthcare-business-structure-video/feed/ 0 19432 Southwest Doesn’t Have First Class But They Have a First Class Business Idea for You to Copy – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/southwest-doesnt-have-first-class-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/southwest-doesnt-have-first-class-sim/#respond Tue, 01 Dec 2020 12:00:17 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19690 Mark doesn't fly Southwest but ride along while he shares a great business story stolen from them.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/southwest-doesnt-have-first-class-sim/feed/ 0 19690 Who Really Owns Your Medical Group? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/who-really-owns-your-medical-group-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/who-really-owns-your-medical-group-video/#respond Wed, 11 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19426 Walmart is famous for its slogan "Save Money. Live Better.” It's no surprise that the slogan is aimed at the customer. But what about the manufacturer?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/who-really-owns-your-medical-group-video/feed/ 0 19426 “Free With Purchase” May Sell Cosmetics, but “Free With Referral” Is a Bad Marketing Idea – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/free-with-referral-false-claims-antikickback-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/free-with-referral-false-claims-antikickback-audio/#respond Thu, 05 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19311 The coronavirus has closed their office doors, but the U.S. Department of Justice is still prosecuting healthcare crimes and extracting painful settlements.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/free-with-referral-false-claims-antikickback-audio/feed/ 0 19311 Why You Must Understand the Power of Transformation https://blog.weisspc.com/why-you-must-understand-the-power-of-transformation/ https://blog.weisspc.com/why-you-must-understand-the-power-of-transformation/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19544 Most business relationships that we enter into in our life are transactional. I want to buy that car. I want to sell my house.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/why-you-must-understand-the-power-of-transformation/feed/ 0 19544 What You Must Know About Opportunities, Euphemisms, and Power: Group “Buys” Competitors for Nothing – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/opportunities-euphemisms-power-healthcare-deals-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/opportunities-euphemisms-power-healthcare-deals-audio/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19156 Listen to Mark as he discusses in the real-world context of opportunistic action, “partnership” is a euphemism for “acquired” or “controlled.”

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/opportunities-euphemisms-power-healthcare-deals-audio/feed/ 0 19156 Why You Must Understand the Power of Transformation – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/power-of-transformation-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/power-of-transformation-sim/#respond Tue, 29 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19376 Ride along with Mark as he discusses the power of selling transformation.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/power-of-transformation-sim/feed/ 0 19376 Why You Must Harness the Power of the Flea – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/guerilla-tactics-in-healthcare-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/guerilla-tactics-in-healthcare-video/#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:00:10 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19306 Just as no vote was required for a dictator like Castro to take over Cuba, no medical staff vote, no survey by Press Ganey, no long and drawn out process among “stakeholders,” is required to topple the status quo.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/guerilla-tactics-in-healthcare-video/feed/ 0 19306 Dirigibles, Cakes and Medical Entity Structures – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/dirigibles-cakes-and-medical-entity-structures-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/dirigibles-cakes-and-medical-entity-structures-sim/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19342 Ride along with Mark as he tells you why there are powerful business structure lessons in dirigibles and cakes.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/dirigibles-cakes-and-medical-entity-structures-sim/feed/ 0 19342 FOBO – Fear of Branching Out https://blog.weisspc.com/fobo-fear-of-branching-out/ https://blog.weisspc.com/fobo-fear-of-branching-out/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19363 You're undoubtedly familiar with the term “FOMO” – Fear Of Missing Out – used to described the situation in which someone is terrified that unless they jump to do this or that, they will somehow miss out on some fantastic opportunity.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/fobo-fear-of-branching-out/feed/ 0 19363 Models, Prediction and Quickly Changing – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/adaptive-strategy-healthcare-decision-making-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/adaptive-strategy-healthcare-decision-making-audio/#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19129 Listen to Mark as he discusses the reality that we all construct and use models. Often, these are mental models, concepts or representations about how the world works.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/adaptive-strategy-healthcare-decision-making-audio/feed/ 0 19129 “Free With Purchase” May Sell Cosmetics, but “Free With Referral” Is a Bad Marketing Idea – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/free-with-referral-false-claims-antikickback-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/free-with-referral-false-claims-antikickback-video/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19300 The coronavirus has closed their office doors, but the U.S. Department of Justice is still prosecuting healthcare crimes and extracting painful settlements

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/free-with-referral-false-claims-antikickback-video/feed/ 0 19300 Understanding Valuation Isn’t Sufficient to Solve Your Economic Problems Any More Than Knowing the Recipe for a Tagine Makes You Moroccan – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/comprehensive-strategy-medical-group-financial-health-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/comprehensive-strategy-medical-group-financial-health-video/#respond Wed, 02 Sep 2020 11:00:47 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19119 There’s lots of advice out there suggesting single track “cures” to the cash crunch that many medical groups and facilities are experiencing as a result of the coronavirus economic crisis.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/comprehensive-strategy-medical-group-financial-health-video/feed/ 0 19119 Don’t Let An Acronym Dictate Your Business Structure https://blog.weisspc.com/customized-healthcare-business-structure/ https://blog.weisspc.com/customized-healthcare-business-structure/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19330 Is an MSO right for me? How about a CIN?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/customized-healthcare-business-structure/feed/ 0 19330 The Problem Is the Cure – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/the-problem-is-the-cure-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-problem-is-the-cure-video/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2020 11:00:39 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19020 Many medical group leaders come to me for help when they’ve got a “problem” and they’re looking for a solution.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-problem-is-the-cure-video/feed/ 0 19020 Why You Must Harness the Power of the Flea https://blog.weisspc.com/guerilla-tactics-in-healthcare/ https://blog.weisspc.com/guerilla-tactics-in-healthcare/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19075 In my 2017 post, What You Need To Know About The Flea That (Metaphorically) Killed The Medical Center CEO, I wrote about the fact that, as in a guerrilla war, change within an organization, as well as within a domain in which the organization interacts, can occur as a result of agitation by a vocal...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/guerilla-tactics-in-healthcare/feed/ 0 19075 Walmart Understands Action. Most Physician Leaders Just Understand Reaction. – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/walmart-understands-action-most-physician-leaders-just-understand-reaction-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/walmart-understands-action-most-physician-leaders-just-understand-reaction-audio/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18855 Walmart doesn’t think like you. They have a strategy to seize opportunity. They make decisions quickly. They act on those decisions quickly. They are inside of your OODA loop.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/walmart-understands-action-most-physician-leaders-just-understand-reaction-audio/feed/ 0 18855 Maneuvering Your Way Out of Crises, Coronavirus and Otherwise – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/crisis-management-medical-groups-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/crisis-management-medical-groups-audio/#respond Thu, 16 Jul 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18862 As we come out of the economic crisis resulting from the pandemic, use the opportunity to redesign your group to take advantage of OODA loop thinking.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/crisis-management-medical-groups-audio/feed/ 0 18862 What You Must Know About Opportunities, Euphemisms, and Power: Group “Buys” Competitors for Nothing – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/opportunities-euphemisms-power-healthcare-deals-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/opportunities-euphemisms-power-healthcare-deals-video/#respond Wed, 15 Jul 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19015 In the real-world context of opportunistic action, “partnership” is a euphemism for “acquired” or “controlled.”

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/opportunities-euphemisms-power-healthcare-deals-video/feed/ 0 19015 Why Medical Group Leaders Must Know This Opportunistic Strategy – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-leaders-must-know-this-strategy-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-leaders-must-know-this-strategy-sim/#respond Tue, 14 Jul 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19013 Ride along with Mark as he discusses a strategy that every medical group leader should be familiar with.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-leaders-must-know-this-strategy-sim/feed/ 0 19013 More on Making Your Business Antifragile – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/building-antifragile-healthcare-practice-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/building-antifragile-healthcare-practice-audio/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18498 Use my concept of the Scenario Survey Process™ (read about it here) to develop potential future scenarios and then to devise a strategy that will help you not only survive, but even potentially thrive, in as many of those futures as possible.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/building-antifragile-healthcare-practice-audio/feed/ 0 18498 What You Must Know About Opportunities, Euphemisms, and Power: Group “Buys” Competitors for Nothing https://blog.weisspc.com/opportunities-euphemisms-power-healthcare-deals/ https://blog.weisspc.com/opportunities-euphemisms-power-healthcare-deals/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18979 In the real world context of opportunistic action, “partnership” is a euphemism for “acquired” or "controlled."

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/opportunities-euphemisms-power-healthcare-deals/feed/ 0 18979 Models, Prediction, and Quickly Changing – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/adaptive-strategy-healthcare-decision-making-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/adaptive-strategy-healthcare-decision-making-video/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18990 The reality is that we all construct and use models. Often, these are mental models, concepts or representations about how the world works.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/adaptive-strategy-healthcare-decision-making-video/feed/ 0 18990 The Problem Is the Cure https://blog.weisspc.com/the-problem-is-the-cure/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-problem-is-the-cure/#respond Mon, 29 Jun 2020 19:04:42 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18977 Most problems, maybe even all problems, are themselves the kernel of the solution.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-problem-is-the-cure/feed/ 0 18977 Fast Times and the Problem with Slow Medical Group Decision Making – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/slow-decisions-medical-groups-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/slow-decisions-medical-groups-audio/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=16398 We’re living in a time of fast-paced change. Sure. But, I think people have been saying that since the Enlightenment. Maybe it’s the one thing that’s remained constant. But maybe it’s not. Some things have certainly remained the same.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/slow-decisions-medical-groups-audio/feed/ 0 16398 Don’t Let Models Dictate Your Business Structure – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/customized-business-structure-medical-groups-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/customized-business-structure-medical-groups-video/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18846 Listen in as Mark talks about how healthcare models, such as Clinically Integrated Networks, are simply tools, not destinations, for structuring deals.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/customized-business-structure-medical-groups-video/feed/ 0 18846 Maneuvering Your Way Out of Crises, Coronavirus and Otherwise – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/crisis-management-medical-groups-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/crisis-management-medical-groups-video/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18848 As we come out of the economic crisis resulting from the pandemic, use the opportunity to redesign your group to take advantage of OODA loop thinking.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/crisis-management-medical-groups-video/feed/ 0 18848 The Strategy of Power in Negotiations https://blog.weisspc.com/the-strategy-of-power-in-negotiations/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-strategy-of-power-in-negotiations/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2020 14:48:43 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18913 You're probably familiar, if not personally, then at least conceptually, with the notion of "F.U. money" - having enough money that you can simply walk away.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-strategy-of-power-in-negotiations/feed/ 0 18913 Business Life in the Time of Coronavirus – Podcast Album https://blog.weisspc.com/business-life-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-podcast-album/ https://blog.weisspc.com/business-life-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-podcast-album/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2020 16:59:01 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18896 Be sure you're armed with our best information, in an easy and transportable audio format.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/business-life-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-podcast-album/feed/ 0 18896 Walgreens Slims Number of In-Store Clinics – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/walgreens-slims-number-of-in-store-clinics-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/walgreens-slims-number-of-in-store-clinics-audio/#respond Thu, 28 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=16384 A few weeks ago, Walgreens, the giant drug store chain, announced that it was planning to close the 157 in-store health clinics that it owns. It will continue to keep those clinics run by third parties.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/walgreens-slims-number-of-in-store-clinics-audio/feed/ 0 16384 Models, Prediction, and Quickly Changing https://blog.weisspc.com/adaptive-strategy-healthcare-decision-making/ https://blog.weisspc.com/adaptive-strategy-healthcare-decision-making/#respond Mon, 18 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18810 The reality is that we all construct and use models. Often, these are mental models, concepts or representations about how the world works.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/adaptive-strategy-healthcare-decision-making/feed/ 0 18810 More on Making Your Business Antifragile – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/more-on-making-your-business-antifragile-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/more-on-making-your-business-antifragile-video/#respond Wed, 13 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18614 Use my concept of the Scenario Survey Process to develop potential future scenarios and then to devise a strategy that will help you not only survive, but even potentially thrive, in as many of those futures as possible.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/more-on-making-your-business-antifragile-video/feed/ 0 18614 Walmart Understands Action. Most Physician Leaders Just Understand Reaction. https://blog.weisspc.com/lessons-from-walmart-and-physician-leadership/ https://blog.weisspc.com/lessons-from-walmart-and-physician-leadership/#respond Mon, 11 May 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18778 Your local newspaper and even that national one that claims to print everything that's fit to be printed is telling you that the world as you know it is over. It probably is.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/lessons-from-walmart-and-physician-leadership/feed/ 0 18778 Business in the Time of Coronavirus – Part 5 – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/business-during-coronavirus-part-5-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/business-during-coronavirus-part-5-audio/#respond Thu, 07 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18490 The coronavirus crisis, in fact, any crisis, is like a magnifying glass. It shows the best and the worsts of your business structure and practices.
Many underlying defects can be seen as symptoms of underlying group structural and governance problems. They can be corrected.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/business-during-coronavirus-part-5-audio/feed/ 0 18490 Business in the Time of Coronavirus – Part 4 – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/business-during-coronavirus-part-4-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/business-during-coronavirus-part-4-audio/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18058 Whether you're the leader of a group in crisis or of a group that is using the crisis to advance your position, the current times have very much in common with your own past.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/business-during-coronavirus-part-4-audio/feed/ 0 18058 Maneuvering Your Way Out of Crises, Coronavirus and Otherwise https://blog.weisspc.com/crisis-management-medical-groups/ https://blog.weisspc.com/crisis-management-medical-groups/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18483 Don't think about how hard it is to turn a large ship.

You're the pilot of a jet fighter, moving forward in a straight line significantly faster than the speed of sound. But, in aerial combat, how quickly and how sharply could you turn?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/crisis-management-medical-groups/feed/ 0 18483 Business in the Time of Coronavirus – Part 3 – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/business-during-coronavirus-part-3-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/business-during-coronavirus-part-3-audio/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18034 Here are seven immediate steps that medical group leaders can take to help cure their group’s economic crisis resulting from the coronavirus crisis.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/business-during-coronavirus-part-3-audio/feed/ 0 18034 Business in the Time of Coronavirus – Part 2 – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/business-during-coronavirus-part-2-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/business-during-coronavirus-part-2-audio/#respond Thu, 16 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18029 The coronavirus crisis has caused a short term economic crisis for many medical groups.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/business-during-coronavirus-part-2-audio/feed/ 0 18029 Understanding Valuation Isn’t Sufficient to Solve Your Economic Problems Any More Than Knowing the Recipe for a Tagine Makes You Moroccan https://blog.weisspc.com/comprehensive-strategy-medical-group-financial-health/ https://blog.weisspc.com/comprehensive-strategy-medical-group-financial-health/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:08:18 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18055 There’s lots of advice out there suggesting single track “cures” to the cash crunch that many medical groups and facilities are experiencing as a result of the coronavirus economic crisis.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/comprehensive-strategy-medical-group-financial-health/feed/ 0 18055 Business in the Time of Coronavirus – Part 1 – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/business-during-coronavirus-part-1-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/business-during-coronavirus-part-1-audio/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=18027 The coronavirus crisis, especially as it's become politicized, raises a number of business issues and, quite frankly, business opportunities in regard to future disruptive events.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/business-during-coronavirus-part-1-audio/feed/ 0 18027 Walgreens Slims Number of In-Store Clinics – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/walgreens-slims-number-of-in-store-clinics-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/walgreens-slims-number-of-in-store-clinics-video/#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=16381 A few weeks ago, Walgreens, the giant drug store chain, announced that it was planning to close the 157 in-store health clinics that it owns. It will continue to keep those clinics run by third parties.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/walgreens-slims-number-of-in-store-clinics-video/feed/ 0 16381 More on Making Your Business Antifragile https://blog.weisspc.com/more-on-making-your-business-antifragile/ https://blog.weisspc.com/more-on-making-your-business-antifragile/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=17006 Something that is resilient isn’t the actual opposite of fragile — it isn’t made better when shaken — it’s just able to withstand being shaken.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/more-on-making-your-business-antifragile/feed/ 0 17006 Don’t Let Models Dictate Your Business Structure https://blog.weisspc.com/customized-business-structure-medical-groups/ https://blog.weisspc.com/customized-business-structure-medical-groups/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2020 14:54:07 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=16512 There’s an old saying that a person doesn’t really want a drill, they want a hole. I actually think there's yet another level of thinking – why do they want the hole? Perhaps it's to hang a painting.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/customized-business-structure-medical-groups/feed/ 0 16512 The Problem Is the Cure – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/the-problem-is-the-clue-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-problem-is-the-clue-sim/#respond Tue, 25 Feb 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=15857 Take a seat and Ride along with Mark as he discusses the not so obvious solution to most problems.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-problem-is-the-clue-sim/feed/ 0 15857 Take a Minute (Clinic) to Consider the Future of Your Medical Practice – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/retail-healthcare-strategy-for-physicians-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/retail-healthcare-strategy-for-physicians-video/#respond Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=15642 Many physicians bemoan the fact that we have retail, corporate run walk in clinics, such as the Minute Clinics run by CVS, staffed with nurse practitioners and PAs.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/retail-healthcare-strategy-for-physicians-video/feed/ 0 15642 Why You Need to Adopt the Contingency Mindset – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/contingency-mindset-medical-practice-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/contingency-mindset-medical-practice-video/#respond Wed, 25 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=15648 Have you considered the impact of contingency fee thinking on your business?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/contingency-mindset-medical-practice-video/feed/ 0 15648 Walgreens Slims Number of In-Store Clinics https://blog.weisspc.com/walgreens-slims-number-of-in-store-clinics/ https://blog.weisspc.com/walgreens-slims-number-of-in-store-clinics/#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=15644 A few weeks ago, Walgreens, the giant drug store chain, announced that it was planning to close the 157 in-store health clinics that it owns. It will continue to keep those clinics run by third parties.

Why close their own stores? They didn’t make money. 

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/walgreens-slims-number-of-in-store-clinics/feed/ 0 15644 Making Your Business Antifragile https://blog.weisspc.com/building-antifragile-healthcare-practice/ https://blog.weisspc.com/building-antifragile-healthcare-practice/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2019 14:00:21 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=15619 In the book Antifragile, author Nassim Taleb points out that there’s no word that describes the opposite of fragile.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/building-antifragile-healthcare-practice/feed/ 0 15619 Why You Need to Adopt the Contingency Mindset – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/contingency-mindset-medical-practice-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/contingency-mindset-medical-practice-audio/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=15581 Have you considered the impact of contingency fee thinking on your business?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/contingency-mindset-medical-practice-audio/feed/ 0 15581 Yes, You Can Build a Health System Without a Hospital – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/yes-you-can-build-a-health-system-without-a-hospital-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/yes-you-can-build-a-health-system-without-a-hospital-audio/#respond Thu, 28 Nov 2019 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=15579 Call them mental models, call them viewpoints, the point is the same: the box in which we conceive of what’s possible serves as an artificial barrier that confines our thinking.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/yes-you-can-build-a-health-system-without-a-hospital-audio/feed/ 0 15579 Who Really Owns Your Medical Group? https://blog.weisspc.com/who-really-owns-your-medical-group/ https://blog.weisspc.com/who-really-owns-your-medical-group/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=15463 Walmart is famous for its slogan "Save Money. Live Better.”

It's no surprise that the slogan is aimed at the customer.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/who-really-owns-your-medical-group/feed/ 0 15463 Who Really Owns Your Medical Group? – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/who-really-owns-your-medical-group-success-in-motion/ https://blog.weisspc.com/who-really-owns-your-medical-group-success-in-motion/#respond Tue, 08 Oct 2019 18:43:32 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=11049 Who actually owns your medical group? It might not be who you think it is.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/who-really-owns-your-medical-group-success-in-motion/feed/ 0 11049 Yes, You Can Build a Health System Without a Hospital https://blog.weisspc.com/yes-you-can-build-a-health-system-without-a-hospital/ https://blog.weisspc.com/yes-you-can-build-a-health-system-without-a-hospital/#respond Mon, 07 Oct 2019 15:10:54 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=11044 Call them mental models, call them viewpoints, the point is the same: the box in which we conceive of what’s possible serves as an artificial barrier that confines our thinking.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/yes-you-can-build-a-health-system-without-a-hospital/feed/ 0 11044 Debt Ailments Affecting Large Physician Services Companies https://blog.weisspc.com/debt-ailments-affecting-large-physician-services-companies/ https://blog.weisspc.com/debt-ailments-affecting-large-physician-services-companies/#respond Mon, 30 Sep 2019 15:07:03 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=11036 An article in the Wall Street Journal (Saturday/Sunday edition, September 28 – 29, 2019) revealed that the corporate debt of large physician services companies, TeamHealth and Envision Healthcare, was now trading below the distress ratio. These, and other, healthcare companies’ junk-rated bonds are now trading below 80 cents on the dollar, the upper limit of...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/debt-ailments-affecting-large-physician-services-companies/feed/ 0 11036 Why Your Price Has Nothing to do With Cost – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/why-your-price-has-nothing-to-do-with-cost-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/why-your-price-has-nothing-to-do-with-cost-audio/#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2019 17:10:37 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=10921 We all place a different value on what we receive and we’re willing to pay a comparable price. It has nothing to do with the cost to the producer or provider.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/why-your-price-has-nothing-to-do-with-cost-audio/feed/ 0 10921 Why You Must Instantiate – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/why-you-must-instantiate-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/why-you-must-instantiate-sim/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2019 16:01:36 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=10880 Ride along with Mark as he discusses the importance of making a hospital-based medical group’s wins “real” to those who hold your faith in their hands: hospital administration.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/why-you-must-instantiate-sim/feed/ 0 10880 Another Medical Staff Moves to Fire The Hospital CEO https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-staff-no-confidence-leadership/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-staff-no-confidence-leadership/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2019 15:54:44 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=10874 I can’t be sure that anyone on the medical staff at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Long Beach, California read my 2017 post, What You Need To Know About The Flea That (Metaphorically) Killed The Medical Center CEO, but they appear to be following the same strategy in an attempt to eject a hospital CEO.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-staff-no-confidence-leadership/feed/ 0 10874 Fast Times and the Problem with Slow Medical Group Decision Making https://blog.weisspc.com/slow-decisions-medical-groups/ https://blog.weisspc.com/slow-decisions-medical-groups/#respond Mon, 13 May 2019 17:06:08 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=10634 We’re living in a time of fast-paced change. Sure. But, I think people have been saying that since the Enlightenment. Maybe it’s the one thing that’s remained constant. But maybe it’s not. Some things have certainly remained the same. For example, more than seven years ago, in my blog post entitled Who’s Driving Your Practice’s Bus?,...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/slow-decisions-medical-groups/feed/ 0 10634 Complain. Get Fired. Get $17.5 Million. – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/retaliation-physician-fired-17-million-verdict-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/retaliation-physician-fired-17-million-verdict-audio/#respond Thu, 09 May 2019 17:07:11 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=10636 A physician raises honest criticism or files a heartfelt complaint concerning another member of the medical staff or another member of her group. She’s fired.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/retaliation-physician-fired-17-million-verdict-audio/feed/ 0 10636 Why You Need to Adopt the Contingency Mindset https://blog.weisspc.com/contingency-mindset-medical-practice/ https://blog.weisspc.com/contingency-mindset-medical-practice/#respond Mon, 29 Apr 2019 17:19:40 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=10650 Have you considered the impact of contingency fee thinking on your business? No, not contingency fees in the sense of a personal injury or a med mal lawyer. And no, not contingency fees in the sense of the type of contingent and blended fee deals that I do on transactions with clients from time to...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/contingency-mindset-medical-practice/feed/ 0 10650 How to Have a Flexible Future: Paging Dr. Gumby https://blog.weisspc.com/flexible-future-strategy-medical-groups/ https://blog.weisspc.com/flexible-future-strategy-medical-groups/#respond Mon, 22 Apr 2019 17:25:29 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=10658 When I was a kid, I had a Gumby. (Did you have one, too?)

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/flexible-future-strategy-medical-groups/feed/ 0 10658 But Does It Work in the Real World? Second Order Thinking and Perfect Legal Structure. – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/second-order-thinking-physician-strategy-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/second-order-thinking-physician-strategy-audio/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2019 17:26:53 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=10660 Listen while Mark discusses how you can apply real-world strategic thinking to legal and business decision-making.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/second-order-thinking-physician-strategy-audio/feed/ 0 10660 Using “Future You” as a Guide to Better Contracts and Business Relationships – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/using-future-you-as-a-guide-to-better-contracts-and-business-relationships-success-in-motion/ https://blog.weisspc.com/using-future-you-as-a-guide-to-better-contracts-and-business-relationships-success-in-motion/#respond Tue, 09 Apr 2019 17:35:33 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=10672 Take a seat and ride along as Mark discusses using the concept of “Future You” when structuring medical group and physician contracts and business relationships.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/using-future-you-as-a-guide-to-better-contracts-and-business-relationships-success-in-motion/feed/ 0 10672 How to Avoid the Second Biggest Mistake Medical Group Leaders Make – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/timing-medical-group-strategy-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/timing-medical-group-strategy-video/#respond Wed, 13 Feb 2019 17:24:52 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=10532 Someone at a conference asked me what’s the biggest mistake medical group leaders make.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/timing-medical-group-strategy-video/feed/ 0 10532 Making Your Business Antifragile – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/making-your-business-antifragile-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/making-your-business-antifragile-sim/#respond Tue, 12 Feb 2019 17:02:05 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=10569 Take a seat as Mark discusses the concept of antifragility as applied to your medical group and then shares a tool to achieve it.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/making-your-business-antifragile-sim/feed/ 0 10569 Former Drug Company CEO Pleads Guilty and Will Cooperate in Upcoming Kickback Scam Prosecution https://blog.weisspc.com/former-drug-company-ceo-pleads-guilty-and-will-cooperate-in-upcoming-kickback-scam-prosecution/ https://blog.weisspc.com/former-drug-company-ceo-pleads-guilty-and-will-cooperate-in-upcoming-kickback-scam-prosecution/#respond Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:40:39 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=10464 Former CEO Michael Babich pleaded guilty last week to charges related to the plethora of kickback allegations surrounding Insys Therapeutics, Inc., and its fentanyl drug, Subsys.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-sues-physician-asc-competitors-video/feed/ 0 10149 Podcast Compilation Greatest Hits – Strategy Edition 1.0 https://blog.weisspc.com/podcast-compilation-greatest-hits-strategy-edition-1-0/ https://blog.weisspc.com/podcast-compilation-greatest-hits-strategy-edition-1-0/#respond Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:00:11 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=9889 You can download our most popular strategy podcasts, all compiled for you in one convenient album.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/podcast-compilation-greatest-hits-strategy-edition-1-0/feed/ 0 9889 How to Avoid the Second Biggest Mistake Medical Group Leaders Make – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/timing-medical-group-strategy-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/timing-medical-group-strategy-audio/#respond Thu, 02 Aug 2018 16:00:59 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=9832 Someone at a conference asked me what’s the biggest mistake medical group leaders make. That’s easy, I told him, it’s not engaging me to represent them.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/timing-medical-group-strategy-audio/feed/ 0 9832 More Bites From the Flea that Metaphorically Killed the Health Center CEO – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/healthcare-leadership-downfall-minor-issues-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/healthcare-leadership-downfall-minor-issues-video/#respond Wed, 13 Jun 2018 16:00:48 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=9738 Watch as Mark discusses how small issues can take down big leaders. Learn how a metaphorical flea bite led to a CEO’s downfall.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/healthcare-leadership-downfall-minor-issues-video/feed/ 0 9738 What You Need to Know About the Flea That Metaphorically Killed the Medical Center CEO – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/flea-metaphor-leadership-risk-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/flea-metaphor-leadership-risk-video/#respond Wed, 06 Jun 2018 16:00:32 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=9693 Watch as Mark explores the facts surrounding the ousting of a CEO by his own organization and takeaways for you.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/flea-metaphor-leadership-risk-video/feed/ 0 9693 Complain. Get Fired. Get $17.5 Million. – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/retaliation-physician-fired-17-million-verdict-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/retaliation-physician-fired-17-million-verdict-video/#respond Wed, 30 May 2018 16:00:30 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=9691 A physician raises honest criticism or files a heartfelt complaint concerning another member of the medical staff or another member of her group. She’s fired!

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/retaliation-physician-fired-17-million-verdict-video/feed/ 0 9691 More Bites From the Flea That (Metaphorically) Killed the Medical Center CEO – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/healthcare-leadership-downfall-minor-issues-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/healthcare-leadership-downfall-minor-issues-audio/#respond Thu, 17 May 2018 16:00:44 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=9622 Listen as Mark discusses how small issues can take down big leaders. Learn how a metaphorical flea bite led to a CEO’s downfall.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/healthcare-leadership-downfall-minor-issues-audio/feed/ 0 9622 What’s Your Medical Practice’s Value? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/whats-your-medical-practices-value-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/whats-your-medical-practices-value-video/#respond Wed, 25 Apr 2018 16:00:56 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=9184 In the real world, your practice is worth only what a buyer, if one exists, will pay for your practice at the time you want to sell it.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/whats-your-medical-practices-value-video/feed/ 0 9184 But Does It Work in the Real World? Second Order Thinking and Perfect Legal Structure – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/second-order-thinking-physician-strategy-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/second-order-thinking-physician-strategy-video/#respond Wed, 04 Apr 2018 16:00:58 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=9175 Watch while Mark discusses how you can apply real-world strategic thinking to legal and business decision-making.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/second-order-thinking-physician-strategy-video/feed/ 0 9175 What You Need to Know About the Flea That (Metaphorically) Killed the Medical Center CEO – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/flea-metaphor-leadership-risk-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/flea-metaphor-leadership-risk-audio/#respond Thu, 22 Mar 2018 16:00:26 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=9071 Listen as Mark explores the facts surrounding the ousting of a CEO by his own organization and takeaways for you.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/flea-metaphor-leadership-risk-audio/feed/ 0 9071 Take A Minute (Clinic) to Consider the Future of Your Medical Practice https://blog.weisspc.com/retail-healthcare-strategy-for-physicians/ https://blog.weisspc.com/retail-healthcare-strategy-for-physicians/#respond Mon, 05 Mar 2018 14:48:48 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=9083 Retail clinics are reshaping healthcare delivery. Learn how physicians can adapt and thrive in this evolving landscape.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/retail-healthcare-strategy-for-physicians/feed/ 0 9083 Are You Playing the Long Game? – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/playing-long-game-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/playing-long-game-sim/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:00:14 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=9047 Ride along with Mark as he discusses why physicians and medical groups must play the long game in terms of strategy.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/playing-long-game-sim/feed/ 0 9047 More Bites From the Flea That (Metaphorically) Killed the Medical Center CEO https://blog.weisspc.com/healthcare-leadership-downfall-minor-issues/ https://blog.weisspc.com/healthcare-leadership-downfall-minor-issues/#respond Mon, 19 Feb 2018 16:00:56 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=9037 What you do, and how you do it, within your organization, and how you project it to essential third parties (e.g., hospital-based medical group to hospital) is all-important in maintaining relationships, contracts, and even existence.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/healthcare-leadership-downfall-minor-issues/feed/ 0 9037 Hospital-Physician Owned ASC Sues Freedom Loving Physician Entrepreneurs for Competing https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-sues-physician-asc-competitors/ https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-sues-physician-asc-competitors/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2018 16:00:18 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8913 A hospital-linked ASC sued physicians for opening a competing center outpatient care is heating up - what's it mean for your group?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-sues-physician-asc-competitors/feed/ 0 8913 Is Fear Putting the Brakes on Your Future? – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/fear-putting-brakes-future-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/fear-putting-brakes-future-sim/#respond Tue, 26 Dec 2017 17:00:37 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8850 Take a seat while Mark discusses using fear as fuel for your future.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/fear-putting-brakes-future-sim/feed/ 0 8850 Don’t Let Models Limit Your Business Structure – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/dont-let-models-limit-business-structure-success-motion-series/ https://blog.weisspc.com/dont-let-models-limit-business-structure-success-motion-series/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2017 17:00:42 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8848 Take a seat and listen in as Mark talks about how healthcare models, such as Clinically Integrated Networks, are simply tools, not destinations, for structuring deals.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/dont-let-models-limit-business-structure-success-motion-series/feed/ 0 8848 But Does it Work in the Real World? Second Order Thinking and the Perfect Legal Structure https://blog.weisspc.com/second-order-thinking-physician-strategy/ https://blog.weisspc.com/second-order-thinking-physician-strategy/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:00:51 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8749 I recently attended a continuing legal education seminar concerning some very complex organizational structures for healthcare venture development.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/second-order-thinking-physician-strategy/feed/ 0 8749 Another Physician Guilty of Receiving Insys/Subsys Kickbacks https://blog.weisspc.com/insys-subsys-kickback-physician-conviction/ https://blog.weisspc.com/insys-subsys-kickback-physician-conviction/#respond Mon, 30 Oct 2017 15:00:36 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8675 A physician is convicted in the Insys/Subsys kickback case, highlighting ongoing risks around pharma deals and compliance for medical group leaders.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/insys-subsys-kickback-physician-conviction/feed/ 0 8675 Make Sure Your Policy Works for You, Not Against You – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/make-sure-policy-works-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/make-sure-policy-works-sim/#respond Tue, 03 Oct 2017 16:13:18 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8603 Ride along with Mark as he discusses the role of policies in your business and why they must mesh with your medical group's other governance document.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/make-sure-policy-works-sim/feed/ 0 8603 Complain. Get Fired. Get $17.5 Million. https://blog.weisspc.com/retaliation-physician-fired-17-million-verdict/ https://blog.weisspc.com/retaliation-physician-fired-17-million-verdict/#respond Mon, 02 Oct 2017 13:18:16 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8587 The next thing you know she was fired.

Unfortunately, it’s an all too uncommon experience.

A physician raises honest criticism or files a heartfelt complaint concerning another member of the medical staff or another member of her group. She’s fired.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/retaliation-physician-fired-17-million-verdict/feed/ 0 8587 Will the Lightbulb Go on for You? – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/seizing-opportunity-in-problems-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/seizing-opportunity-in-problems-audio/#respond Thu, 28 Sep 2017 16:00:18 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8520 Opportunity is a funny thing because it's always there but isn't usually seen. That's because it's hiding in the camouflage of everyday problems.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/seizing-opportunity-in-problems-audio/feed/ 0 8520 Combine Your Approaches to Achieve Your Goals – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/combine-approaches-achieve-goals-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/combine-approaches-achieve-goals-sim/#respond Tue, 05 Sep 2017 18:50:10 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8508 Ride along with Mark as he discusses why you must combine approaches to achieve your goals.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/combine-approaches-achieve-goals-sim/feed/ 0 8508 Drugs, Sentencing, and Lock (and Roll on to Another Kickback Prosecution) https://blog.weisspc.com/drugs-sentencing-lock-roll-another-kickback-prosecution/ https://blog.weisspc.com/drugs-sentencing-lock-roll-another-kickback-prosecution/#respond Tue, 05 Sep 2017 15:00:15 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8486 As I comment often, the federal Anti-Kickback statute makes it illegal to receive anything of value for the referral of federal health care program patients.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/drugs-sentencing-lock-roll-another-kickback-prosecution/feed/ 0 8486 Weaponized RFPs – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/weaponized-rfps-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/weaponized-rfps-audio/#respond Thu, 10 Aug 2017 16:00:43 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8397 RFPs can wear many faces, is it an organic, fictitious or fulcrum RFP? Find out which type you're facing, and strategize your response.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/weaponized-rfps-audio/feed/ 0 8397 What’s a Medical Group Compensation Plan For? https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-compensation-plan-purpose/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-compensation-plan-purpose/#respond Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:11:50 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8334 Learn how effective medical group compensation plans drive physician motivation, fairness, and align with your practice’s financial goals.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-compensation-plan-purpose/feed/ 0 8334 What You Need to Know About the Flea That (Metaphorically) Killed the Medical Center CEO https://blog.weisspc.com/flea-metaphor-leadership-risk/ https://blog.weisspc.com/flea-metaphor-leadership-risk/#respond Mon, 22 May 2017 15:00:33 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8160 In his book, The War of The Flea, the seminal work on guerrilla warfare, Robert Taber wrote about how a small band of guerrilla fighters could emerge victorious in a conflict with a larger, well organized enemy.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/business-hacks-constructive-destruction-sim/feed/ 0 8007 Office Sharing: Turning Share Mates Into Cell Mates – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/stark-law-office-sharing-compliance-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/stark-law-office-sharing-compliance-audio/#respond Thu, 23 Mar 2017 16:00:31 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7940 Office-based specialists, from ENT’s to urologists, often enter into suite sharing arrangements. No problem! That is, until they make it one.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/stark-law-office-sharing-compliance-audio/feed/ 0 7940 What’s Your Choice: Mediocre Advancement or Transformational Improvement? https://blog.weisspc.com/mediocre-advancement-transformational-improvement/ https://blog.weisspc.com/mediocre-advancement-transformational-improvement/#respond Mon, 13 Feb 2017 16:00:08 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7813 Improving your group’s performance might be the worst thing you can do.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/mediocre-advancement-transformational-improvement/feed/ 0 7813 How to Avoid the Second Biggest Mistake Medical Group Leaders Make https://blog.weisspc.com/timing-medical-group-strategy/ https://blog.weisspc.com/timing-medical-group-strategy/#respond Mon, 23 Jan 2017 17:31:36 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7763 Paralysis sets in when leaders don’t begin strategy early enough. Delaying today means fewer options tomorrow.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/timing-medical-group-strategy/feed/ 0 7763 Adopting the Contingency Mindset to Improve Your Business – Success in Motion Series https://blog.weisspc.com/adopting-contingency-mindset-improve-business-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/adopting-contingency-mindset-improve-business-sim/#respond Tue, 17 Jan 2017 17:00:29 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7738 How would your reorganize your medical practice, healthcare business, and relationships if you were paid only for successful outcomes, no matter how they are measured?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/adopting-contingency-mindset-improve-business-sim/feed/ 0 7738 Here Comes 2017 – Will You Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way? https://blog.weisspc.com/2017-lead-follow-or-get-out-of-way/ https://blog.weisspc.com/2017-lead-follow-or-get-out-of-way/#respond Mon, 26 Dec 2016 16:00:51 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7696 As 2017 approaches, consider your medical group's path. Lead, follow, or get out of the way in this evolving healthcare landscape.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/2017-lead-follow-or-get-out-of-way/feed/ 0 7696 Why Taking Control Is a Smart Contracting Tactic – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/why-taking-control-is-a-smart-contracting-tactic-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/why-taking-control-is-a-smart-contracting-tactic-audio/#respond Thu, 10 Nov 2016 17:00:44 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7585 You’ve heard that old expression to the effect that it’s better to do and then ask for forgiveness than it is to ask for permission in the first place.

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